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Population in Argentina compared to Ghana: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,696,159 in 2024 vs 34,427,414 people in Ghana in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 46,048,053 people compared to 35,885,254 in Ghana.

Population statistics:

  • Argentina's population is 1.28 times bigger than Ghana's.
  • Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while Ghana is the 46th.
  • The countries together account for 0.99% of the world: 0.56% for Argentina vs 0.43% for Ghana.
  • For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +2.1% in Ghana.
  • Since 2006, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.6M people to 46M (16.2% growth), while Ghana has grown from 23M to 35.9M (55.7% growth).

Argentina vs Ghana: population by year and forecast

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Argentina Ghana
2100 38,471,783 68,131,252
2099 38,772,947 68,021,644
2098 39,074,625 67,902,002
2097 39,376,738 67,772,694
2096 39,679,110 67,638,801
2095 39,981,245 67,494,855
2094 40,282,313 67,339,471
2093 40,582,830 67,176,337
2092 40,881,884 67,005,259
2091 41,178,738 66,817,473
2090 41,473,104 66,618,611
2089 41,763,899 66,408,323
2088 42,050,838 66,186,701
2087 42,333,938 65,950,524
2086 42,613,089 65,712,980
2085 42,887,833 65,464,770
2084 43,156,997 65,209,090
2083 43,420,795 64,935,455
2082 43,678,479 64,651,183
2081 43,929,498 64,355,091
2080 44,174,077 64,047,069
2079 44,412,059 63,730,285
2078 44,643,698 63,397,338
2077 44,867,972 63,059,578
2076 45,086,578 62,711,928
2075 45,298,701 62,350,445
2074 45,505,420 61,987,133
2073 45,705,435 61,616,792
2072 45,899,342 61,239,369
2071 46,088,206 60,847,204
2070 46,271,163 60,454,501
2069 46,448,901 60,053,700
2068 46,620,798 59,639,035
2067 46,786,379 59,215,226
2066 46,946,544 58,786,613
2065 47,101,596 58,353,059
2064 47,250,827 57,904,896
2063 47,393,888 57,451,482
2062 47,530,427 56,986,329
2061 47,659,802 56,511,652
2060 47,781,281 56,031,122
2059 47,893,477 55,540,726
2058 47,996,726 55,042,478
2057 48,089,306 54,535,407
2056 48,170,520 54,018,018
2055 48,239,306 53,492,136
2054 48,295,502 52,959,604
2053 48,339,726 52,417,582
2052 48,370,895 51,869,801
2051 48,389,268 51,311,110
2050 48,394,628 50,740,453
2049 48,387,928 50,163,262
2048 48,370,090 49,577,819
2047 48,340,778 48,982,219
2046 48,300,342 48,383,052
2045 48,248,946 47,776,375
2044 48,187,525 47,163,926
2043 48,116,784 46,548,210
2042 48,037,158 45,925,724
2041 47,948,478 45,300,725
2040 47,851,132 44,669,515
2039 47,746,488 44,038,043
2038 47,634,690 43,402,009
2037 47,517,545 42,760,604
2036 47,395,986 42,120,700
2035 47,270,379 41,478,927
2034 47,140,631 40,831,962
2033 47,007,890 40,184,070
2032 46,872,893 39,540,131
2031 46,735,140 38,900,194
2030 46,594,989 38,258,832
2029 46,452,139 37,623,609
2028 46,306,859 36,986,250
2027 46,158,426 36,349,705
2026 46,007,129 35,713,042
2025 45,853,190 35,071,292
2024 45,696,159 34,427,414
2023 45,538,401 33,787,914
2022 45,407,904 33,149,152
2021 45,312,281 32,518,665
2020 45,191,965 31,887,809
2019 44,973,465 31,258,945
2018 44,654,882 30,637,585
2017 44,288,894 30,008,354
2016 43,900,313 29,356,742
2015 43,477,012 28,696,068
2014 43,024,071 28,041,592
2013 42,582,455 27,386,193
2012 42,161,721 26,734,268
2011 41,730,660 26,095,088
2010 41,288,694 25,474,995
2009 40,854,831 24,862,664
2008 40,424,148 24,249,946
2007 40,016,763 23,642,279
2006 39,622,115 23,040,702
2005 39,216,789 22,449,438
2004 38,815,916 21,868,298
2003 38,424,282 21,296,705
2002 38,029,349 20,729,388
2001 37,624,825 20,167,069
2000 37,213,984 19,637,087
1999 36,794,682 19,149,864
1998 36,372,860 18,688,036
1997 35,947,791 18,238,958
1996 35,513,793 17,810,181
1995 35,070,020 17,399,017
1994 34,613,491 16,993,190
1993 34,152,717 16,589,519
1992 33,693,527 16,184,855
1991 33,230,294 15,787,496
1990 32,755,901 15,394,648
1989 32,270,948 15,006,813
1988 31,780,532 14,636,568
1987 31,291,762 14,289,108
1986 30,811,980 13,965,217
1985 30,336,441 13,661,229
1984 29,863,093 13,370,590
1983 29,391,332 13,029,836
1982 28,924,262 12,643,819
1981 28,463,959 12,281,712
1980 28,011,596 11,941,448
1979 27,568,895 11,597,255
1978 27,132,158 11,248,450
1977 26,701,805 10,911,871
1976 26,282,283 10,594,913
1975 25,874,107 10,294,308
1974 25,461,351 10,000,523
1973 25,046,005 9,714,617
1972 24,644,328 9,438,187
1971 24,257,208 9,176,264
1970 23,878,327 8,925,813
1969 23,508,711 8,690,383
1968 23,150,583 8,475,729
1967 22,799,059 8,271,913
1966 22,453,893 8,074,521
1965 22,112,629 7,882,606
1964 21,769,453 7,695,739
1963 21,421,705 7,514,714
1962 21,072,538 7,337,375
1961 20,726,276 7,162,667
1960 20,386,045 6,961,215

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Argentina increased by 4,278,198 people (a 10.8% growth), while Ghana gained 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Argentina gained 2,147,740 people (a 4.89% growth), while Ghana's population increased by 6,528,512 people (a 22.2% growth).

Argentina was ranked 31st most populous country in 2006 and is 35th in 2026. Ghana was ranked 48th in 2006 and ranked 46th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Argentina's population will grow by 5.1% to 48,394,628 people with a rank change from 35th to 44th. The population of Ghana will increase by 41.4% to 50,740,453 people and rank change from 46th to 42nd.

Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.4M people compared to the peak of 68.1M people in 2100 for Ghana.

Population growth rate by year

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Argentina Ghana
2100 -0.78% 0.16%
2099 -0.77% 0.18%
2098 -0.77% 0.19%
2097 -0.76% 0.2%
2096 -0.76% 0.21%
2095 -0.75% 0.23%
2094 -0.74% 0.24%
2093 -0.73% 0.26%
2092 -0.72% 0.28%
2091 -0.71% 0.3%
2090 -0.7% 0.32%
2089 -0.68% 0.33%
2088 -0.67% 0.36%
2087 -0.66% 0.36%
2086 -0.64% 0.38%
2085 -0.62% 0.39%
2084 -0.61% 0.42%
2083 -0.59% 0.44%
2082 -0.57% 0.46%
2081 -0.55% 0.48%
2080 -0.54% 0.5%
2079 -0.52% 0.53%
2078 -0.5% 0.54%
2077 -0.48% 0.55%
2076 -0.47% 0.58%
2075 -0.45% 0.59%
2074 -0.44% 0.6%
2073 -0.42% 0.62%
2072 -0.41% 0.64%
2071 -0.4% 0.65%
2070 -0.38% 0.67%
2069 -0.37% 0.7%
2068 -0.35% 0.72%
2067 -0.34% 0.73%
2066 -0.33% 0.74%
2065 -0.32% 0.77%
2064 -0.3% 0.79%
2063 -0.29% 0.82%
2062 -0.27% 0.84%
2061 -0.25% 0.86%
2060 -0.23% 0.88%
2059 -0.22% 0.91%
2058 -0.19% 0.93%
2057 -0.17% 0.96%
2056 -0.14% 0.98%
2055 -0.12% 1.01%
2054 -0.09% 1.03%
2053 -0.06% 1.06%
2052 -0.04% 1.09%
2051 -0.01% 1.12%
2050 0.01% 1.15%
2049 0.04% 1.18%
2048 0.06% 1.22%
2047 0.08% 1.24%
2046 0.11% 1.27%
2045 0.13% 1.3%
2044 0.15% 1.32%
2043 0.17% 1.36%
2042 0.18% 1.38%
2041 0.2% 1.41%
2040 0.22% 1.43%
2039 0.23% 1.47%
2038 0.25% 1.5%
2037 0.26% 1.52%
2036 0.27% 1.55%
2035 0.28% 1.58%
2034 0.28% 1.61%
2033 0.29% 1.63%
2032 0.29% 1.65%
2031 0.3% 1.68%
2030 0.31% 1.69%
2029 0.31% 1.72%
2028 0.32% 1.75%
2027 0.33% 1.78%
2026 0.34% 1.83%
2025 0.34% 1.87%
2024 0.35% 1.89%
2023 0.29% 1.93%
2022 0.21% 1.94%
2021 0.27% 1.98%
2020 0.49% 2.01%
2019 0.71% 2.03%
2018 0.83% 2.1%
2017 0.89% 2.22%
2016 0.97% 2.3%
2015 1.05% 2.33%
2014 1.04% 2.39%
2013 1% 2.44%
2012 1.03% 2.45%
2011 1.07% 2.43%
2010 1.06% 2.46%
2009 1.07% 2.53%
2008 1.02% 2.57%
2007 1% 2.61%
2006 1.03% 2.63%
2005 1.03% 2.66%
2004 1.02% 2.68%
2003 1.04% 2.74%
2002 1.08% 2.79%
2001 1.1% 2.7%
2000 1.14% 2.54%
1999 1.16% 2.47%
1998 1.18% 2.46%
1997 1.22% 2.41%
1996 1.27% 2.36%
1995 1.32% 2.39%
1994 1.35% 2.43%
1993 1.36% 2.5%
1992 1.39% 2.52%
1991 1.45% 2.55%
1990 1.5% 2.58%
1989 1.54% 2.53%
1988 1.56% 2.43%
1987 1.56% 2.32%
1986 1.57% 2.23%
1985 1.59% 2.17%
1984 1.61% 2.62%
1983 1.61% 3.05%
1982 1.62% 2.95%
1981 1.61% 2.85%
1980 1.61% 2.97%
1979 1.61% 3.1%
1978 1.61% 3.08%
1977 1.6% 2.99%
1976 1.58% 2.92%
1975 1.62% 2.94%
1974 1.66% 2.94%
1973 1.63% 2.93%
1972 1.6% 2.85%
1971 1.59% 2.81%
1970 1.57% 2.71%
1969 1.55% 2.53%
1968 1.54% 2.46%
1967 1.54% 2.44%
1966 1.54% 2.43%
1965 1.58% 2.43%
1964 1.62% 2.41%
1963 1.66% 2.42%
1962 1.67% 2.44%
1961 1.67% 2.89%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Argentina grew by 0.35%, while Ghana's population grew by 1.89%.

Live population counters

Argentina Ghana
Current population
46048053
35885254
Population rank 35/197 46/197
Percent of world population 0.56% 0.43%
One net population change
3.33 minutes
49.3 seconds
One birth every
1.04 minutes
35.5 seconds
One death every
1.51 minutes
2.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +432 +1,752
Annual growth/decline +157,758 +639,500
Annual growth/decline rate +0.35% +1.89%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 57/197
One migration net change every
3.07 hours
30.9 minutes
Annual migration change +2,859 -17,079
Net migration rank 54/196 150/196
Foreign-born residents 1,958,039 532,286
Foreign-born residents rank 38/195 77/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.3% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 102/195 145/195

Natural population change vs migration

Argentina
Natural

Migration
Ghana
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Argentina Ghana
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,859 - -17,079
2024 - 3,454 - -13,114
2023 154,648 4,133 651,094 -10,003
2022 96,673 5,589 646,441 -10,003
2021 88,677 314 635,805 -11,259
2020 151,347 292 637,469 -291
2019 280,005 5,397 642,403 -21,857
2018 346,031 5,742 641,551 -19,375
2017 375,260 4,931 641,218 -4,913
2016 391,767 5,215 659,910 7,009
2015 444,161 5,464 667,729 -13,306
2014 450,462 5,794 660,829 -6,312
2013 421,694 5,275 658,638 -2,377
2012 411,540 2,978 646,595 1,005
2011 448,730 -1,117 631,501 -720
2010 441,335 -5,003 613,133 -3,726
2009 439,271 -7,882 592,825 22,416
2008 442,442 -12,517 579,695 30,506
2007 402,889 -18,099 572,332 32,813
2006 424,591 -20,109 569,474 28,536
2005 428,247 -22,068 563,234 21,272
2004 417,970 -22,381 543,339 34,433
2003 410,141 -22,450 536,656 28,768
2002 424,825 -22,674 528,620 40,573
2001 430,579 -23,687 519,382 36,050
2000 437,562 -22,775 508,738 -4,206
1999 444,038 -20,220 487,210 -17,304
1998 440,184 -20,326 471,313 -17,564
1997 450,930 -20,651 459,822 -15,409
1996 458,199 -20,486 450,259 -37,113
1995 469,658 -19,815 451,748 -42,558
1994 481,958 -18,723 449,589 -47,120
1993 474,791 -16,455 454,669 -49,792
1992 473,226 -13,201 452,156 -47,736
1991 474,960 -8,537 448,159 -57,878
1990 466,640 15,719 442,211 -46,789
1989 460,991 26,555 432,541 -52,293
1988 455,701 37,594 425,031 -64,810
1987 443,404 40,859 419,328 -84,648
1986 436,760 38,586 411,191 -98,099
1985 428,866 46,889 401,722 -106,855
1984 423,279 47,659 392,053 -105,655
1983 426,145 46,438 379,846 15,276
1982 431,926 29,616 369,061 7,863
1981 442,501 16,569 359,572 -12,296
1980 443,732 1,932 346,816 -13,564
1979 449,952 -10,213 334,848 20,291
1978 448,413 -14,665 324,428 18,041
1977 441,647 -14,675 315,429 15,243
1976 422,330 -10,235 305,769 -2,528
1975 409,561 -5,293 298,267 -292
1974 388,107 33,134 290,796 -1,197
1973 370,856 38,589 283,385 -1,168
1972 357,835 36,050 275,236 -4,589
1971 344,889 35,442 265,442 -12,238
1970 339,096 38,355 257,938 -10,233
1969 319,108 42,688 251,925 -28,752
1968 312,440 42,014 242,821 -36,683
1967 308,904 39,711 237,156 -35,666
1966 303,981 37,752 231,440 -38,143
1965 304,734 36,083 229,061 -38,519
1964 311,020 34,530 226,685 -43,480
1963 317,041 32,866 225,367 -46,516
1962 316,952 31,449 223,842 -48,017
1961 317,816 26,322 222,372 -48,777
1960 315,943 20,387 217,134 12,181

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 98.5% of the population change in Argentina is from natural causes (a gain of 2,779,031 people) and 1.52% is from migration (a gain of 42,871 people). In Ghana 98.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,484,449 people) and 1.37% is from migration (a loss of 90,310 people).

As of 2024, 1,958,039 residents or 4.3% of the population were not native-born in Argentina, compared to 532,286 people or 1.5% in Ghana.

Biggest cities by population

Argentina
City Population
Buenos Aires 3.12M
Cordoba 1.51M
Rosario 1.04M
San Miguel de Tucuman 602K
Salta 595K
Mar del Plata 593K
San Juan 471K
Lanus 459K
Corrientes 430K
Santa Fe 409K
Ghana
City Population
Kumasi 3.9M
Accra 1.78M
Tamale 730K
Sekondi-Takoradi 540K
Ashaiman 208K
Obuasi 180K
Tema 162K
Koforidua 127K
Ho 126K
Hohoe 56.2K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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